List of Lindenwood Lions head football coaches
Appearance
The Lindenwood Lions football program is a college football team that represents Lindenwood University. The team has had 6 head coaches since organized football began in 1990. Two coaches have led the Lions to postseason bowl games: Dan Kratzer and, Patrick Ross. Ross is the only coach to have won a conference championship with the Lions, he has won three. Ross, has also won a postseason game with the Lions. Ross is the all-time leader in games coached and years coached, in wins, and winning percentage. Jeff Driskill is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Lions have had as he has a .177 winning percentage.[1]
Key
[edit]General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
[edit]- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
# | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | National awards |
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1 | David Schroeder | 1990–1991 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Jeff Driskill | 1992–1994 | 31 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .177 | 0 | 5 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Dan Kratzer | 1995–2000 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 0 | .453 | 25 | 25 | — | .500 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
4 | Rick Gorzynski | 2001–2003 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .212 | 6 | 25 | — | .194 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Patrick Ross | 2004–2016 | 150 | 93 | 57 | 0 | .620 | 76 | 45 | — | .628 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — |
6 | Jed Stugart | 2017–present | 79 | 41 | 38 | 0 | .519 | 29 | 26 | — | .527 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ DeLassus, David. "Lindenwood Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.